diff --git a/public/designs/themes/base/header.rhtml b/public/designs/themes/base/header.rhtml
index ebe5dc1..c341a40 100644
--- a/public/designs/themes/base/header.rhtml
+++ b/public/designs/themes/base/header.rhtml
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-<div id='language-chooser'><%= language_chooser(:element => 'dropdown') %></div>
-<div id="friends">
-  &nbsp;
-</div><!-- end id="friends" -->
-
+<!-- empty -->
diff --git a/public/designs/themes/base/layout.css b/public/designs/themes/base/layout.css
index 667c172..f905d57 100644
--- a/public/designs/themes/base/layout.css
+++ b/public/designs/themes/base/layout.css
@@ -30,29 +30,6 @@ body, th, td, input {
   margin-top: 92px;
 }
 
-/*************************** language chooser ************************/
-
-#language-chooser {
-  margin-top: 3em;
-}
-
-/*************************** friends *********************************/
-
-#friends {
-  padding: 6px 3px;
-  font-size: 11px;
-}
-
-#friends a {
-  margin-right: 30px;
-  color: #777;
-  text-decoration: none;
-}
-#friends a:hover {
-  color: #333;
-  text-decoration: underline;
-}
-
 /*************************** user bar ********************************/
 
 #user {
@@ -267,8 +244,19 @@ body, th, td, input {
   border-bottom: 2px solid #2e3436;
 }
 
+/***************************** header ********************************/
+#theme-header {
+  height: 20px;
+}
+
 /***************************** footer ********************************/
 
+#theme-footer #language-chooser {
+  margin-top: 3em;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+
 #theme-footer {
   padding: 0px;
   font-size: 11px;
@@ -297,29 +285,8 @@ body, th, td, input {
   margin-right: 8px;
 }
 
-#footer-links a#slbr {
-  display: block;
-  float: left;
-  background: url(imgs/lettering-slbr.png) 0% 50% no-repeat;
-  max-width: 202px;
-  width: 224px;
-  height: 34px;
-  padding-right: 20px;
-  margin-right: 15px;
-  border-right: 1px solid #F0F0F0;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  position: relative;
-  top: -10px
-}
-
-#slbr span {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: -100px;
-}
-
 #copyright {
   text-align: right;
-  /* background: url(imgs/colivre-nascente-cinza.gif) 100% 100% no-repeat; */
 }
 
 #noosfero-license {
diff --git a/public/designs/themes/noosfero/header.rhtml b/public/designs/themes/noosfero/header.rhtml
index aa664d9..c341a40 100644
--- a/public/designs/themes/noosfero/header.rhtml
+++ b/public/designs/themes/noosfero/header.rhtml
@@ -1,4 +1 @@
-<div id="friends">
-  &nbsp;
-</div><!-- end id="friends" -->
-
+<!-- empty -->
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/common.css b/public/stylesheets/common.css
index c37b11d..f58172f 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/common.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/common.css
@@ -229,11 +229,6 @@ div#notice {
   color: #AAA;
 }
 
-#language-chooser {
-  margin-bottom: 1em;
-  text-align: center;
-}
-
 /* tables */
 
 table {
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/menu.css b/public/stylesheets/menu.css
index 4911469..db0928a 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/menu.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/menu.css
@@ -300,16 +300,3 @@
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
-/* * * Language Selector * * * * * * * * * */
-
-#language-selector {
-  position: absolute;
-  left: 90px;
-  top: 5px;
-  z-index: 100;
-  font-size: 10px;
-  opacity: 0.7;
-	filter: alpha(opacity=70);
-	display: none;
-}
-
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